When Ebenezer Ogundeko initially backed off his February pledge to Connecticut a little less than a month later, he did so to open his options and attract more attention to his recruitment. But he never expected the spotlight to be this bright.

The Brooklyn (N.Y.) Thomas Jefferson three-star defensive end has garnered almost 30 scholarship offers from programs such as Alabama, Florida, Notre Dame and Ohio State, among others, and is attracting even more interest from programs. He's also recently received a nomination for January's U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

"I'm pretty much open right now. I just want to weigh all my options and I'm surprised by everything," he said.